73 Facts About David Wright

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David Wright was drafted by the Mets in 2001 MLB draft and made his MLB debut on July 21,2004 at Shea Stadium.

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One of the most beloved players in franchise history, David Wright is the Mets' all time leader in career plate appearances and holds many other franchise records for position players.

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David Wright was named captain of the Mets in 2013, becoming the fourth captain in the team's history.

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David Wright is the third player after Ed Kranepool and Ron Hodges to play in at least 10 MLB seasons and play his entire MLB career with the Mets.

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David Wright was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the oldest of four sons of Rhon, a police officer in the Norfolk Police Department, and Elisa David Wright.

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David Wright played baseball at Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Virginia.

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David Wright committed to play college baseball at Georgia Tech before his senior year of high school.

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David Wright was chosen by the Mets in the 2001 MLB draft during the supplemental round as compensation for the Mets' loss of Mike Hampton to the Colorado Rockies in free agency.

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David Wright was selected after future teammate Aaron Heilman who had been selected in the first round.

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David Wright progressed steadily in his first three years of minor league play, winning the Sterling award for best player on the class A St Lucie Mets in 2003.

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On July 21,2004, David Wright made his major league debut starting at third base against the Montreal Expos.

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David Wright was in the top 10 in the National League for average, hits, total bases, RBI, extra-base hits, and runs.

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13.

David Wright made an over-the-shoulder barehanded catch during the seventh inning of a game at Petco Park against the San Diego Padres on August 9,2005.

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David Wright, retreating quickly with his back to home plate, extended his bare right hand and caught the ball cleanly while crashing to the field.

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David Wright maintained control of the ball after landing hard on the outfield grass.

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David Wright provided his share of heroics throughout the 2006 season.

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17.

David Wright was voted on to his first MLB All-Star Game as the starting third baseman for the NL.

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18.

David Wright participated in the 2006 Home Run Derby, reaching the final round but finishing second to Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies.

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David Wright hit 22 home runs in the contest, including 16 in the first round, the third-highest total in any one round in the history of the Home Run Derby.

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David Wright ranked among the club's top three hitters in all offensive categories for the 2006 Mets, who were the second most run-scoring team in the National League.

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21.

David Wright participated in the 2006 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series along with teammates Jose Reyes, Julio Franco, and John Maine.

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22.

David Wright had a hit in the 12 final regular-season games of the 2006 season, and had a hit in all of the first 14 games of the 2007 season.

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David Wright's hit streak of 26 regular-season games ended on April 21,2007, against the Atlanta Braves at Shea Stadium.

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David Wright is only the third player to reach this milestone before his 25th birthday, and only the third Met to reach this milestone in club history, the other two being Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry.

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25.

David Wright was awarded the 2007 Gold Glove and the Silver Slugger Award at third base.

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26.

David Wright was fourth in the NL MVP voting receiving 182 votes.

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27.

David Wright hit the first walk-off home run of his career on August 7,2008.

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On November 5,2008, David Wright was announced as the recipient of the Rawlings' Gold Glove Award for third basemen.

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29.

On December 22,2008, David Wright was announced as a member of Team USA in the 2009 World Baseball Classic to be held in March 2009.

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30.

David Wright hit the first Mets home run in Citi Field history on Monday, April 13,2009, Citi Field's Opening Day.

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31.

David Wright was admitted to the Hospital for Special Surgery, where he underwent a precautionary CT scan, which turned out negative.

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32.

David Wright was then placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career.

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33.

David Wright abandoned that helmet after wearing it in that one game.

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34.

David Wright's home run total dropped to 10, while his RBI total fell to 72, after hitting 33 home runs and 124 RBIs the previous season.

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David Wright came into camp heavier than he was in previous seasons, adding more muscle to his body.

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On Opening Day, David Wright hit a two-run home run off of the Marlins' Josh Johnson in his first at-bat of the season.

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37.

On July 6, David Wright was named the June 2010 National League Player of the Month after he hit.

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38.

On July 13,2010, David Wright collected 2 hits and a stolen base in the 81st All-Star Game in Anaheim, bringing him to 6-for-13 in All-Star Game at-bats and tying him for fifth all-time in All-Star Game batting average.

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39.

David Wright enjoyed a career first on August 7,2011, against the Atlanta Braves, playing shortstop for the first time in his professional career due to injuries to Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy.

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40.

David Wright led the All-Star vote for most of the year but was overtaken in the last week of voting.

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41.

On September 25,2012, David Wright tied the all time hit record with the Mets Ed Kranepool with 1,418 hits in a game at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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42.

David Wright finished 6th in the voting for the 2012 NL MVP Award.

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43.

David Wright was represented in negotiations by Seth Levinson and Sam Levinson of ACES Inc.

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David Wright's contract had deferments which would be paid out through 2025.

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David Wright was named the National League's Home Run Derby team captain for the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.

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David Wright selected Carlos Gonzalez, Michael Cuddyer, and Bryce Harper as the other three participants for the National League.

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David Wright would hit 5 home runs in the derby, but would not move on.

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On July 6, David Wright was named the starting third baseman for the National League team in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.

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David Wright became the fourth Mets player to appear in at least 7 All-Star games.

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David Wright was chosen as the "Face of MLB" in a contest online in February 2014.

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David Wright finished second in All-Star game voting for third base to the Brewers' Aramis Ramirez, making it only the third time in 10 seasons he had been left out.

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David Wright finished the year playing in 134 games with a career-low eight home runs and committed 15 errors, tied for most on the team.

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David Wright was later diagnosed with spinal stenosis, and was expected to return towards the end of the season.

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David Wright was placed on the 60-day DL for his spinal stenosis on July 24,2015, to clear up space on the 40-man roster.

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David Wright's return helped propel the Mets to the 2015 World Series against the Kansas City Royals.

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56.

David Wright missed the remainder of the 2016 season, having played a career-low 37 games and batted.

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David Wright was allowed to continue hitting as the injury only affected his ability to throw.

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58.

On March 13,2018, David Wright experienced even more setbacks due to lingering back and shoulder injuries.

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David Wright was selected to play third base for the United States in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

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David Wright was again selected to play third base in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

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David Wright ended the tournament with the most total RBIs of any player and earned the nickname "Captain America".

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David Wright sat out during the US loss to the Dominican Republic in the following game, citing soreness.

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David Wright was later diagnosed with sore ribs and sent back to New York for further examination, ending his participation for the rest of the 2013 tournament.

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David Wright was selected as the third baseman for the All-WBC team, the only American player to earn the honor.

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David Wright has maintained homes in Manhattan, Manhattan Beach, California and Chesapeake, Virginia wherein he owns a boxer dog named Homer.

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David Wright is the New York City host for Big League Impact, an eight-city fantasy football network created and led by longtime St Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright.

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David Wright is noted for his unaffected politeness and work ethic.

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David Wright has developed a reputation for arriving very early to the park for games and being uncommonly accommodating with fans and reporters.

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David Wright was featured on the cover of MLB 07: The Show, as well as a TV commercial advertisement for the game on the PlayStation 3 game console.

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David Wright has appeared in a television commercial for Fathead, promoting the company's wall graphics.

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In 2006, David Wright appeared on MTV's Total Request Live with then-teammate Cliff Floyd.

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David Wright made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on July 12,2006.

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On January 3,2008, David Wright appeared on Celebrity Apprentice to purchase hot dogs for charity.

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